Meg Hillier
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Dame Margaret Olivia Hillier, known as Meg Hillier, is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Hackney South and Shoreditch since 2005. Hillier was a jun
Official portrait, 2024
London Borough of Hackney
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The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street. The borough is named after Hackney, its principal distric
Meg Hillier
…role was taken over by Shahid Malik. In March 2008, Hillier voted with the Government in favour of nationwide Post Office closures, including seven in Hackney, of which her constituency forms a part. In December 2009, while promoting the National Identity Card scheme as Identity Minister in Liverpool, she…
Mare Street in Hackney
Sutton House was built in 1535.
Curtain Theatre circa 1600 print. Note: some authorities believe this to be a depiction of the Theatre – the other Elizabethan theatre in Shoreditch.
St Augustine's Tower, Hackney. A former property of the Knights of St John dating from the 13th century, St Augustine's Tower is Hackney's oldest building. The tower is all that remains of the medieval parish church, which was demolished in 1798.